181: LUTJANIDAE (SNAPPERS)
Juveniles and small adults with striking black and white
pattern; large adults completely black. Attains 75 cm. Tropical Indo-Pacific to Sodwana Bay; rare; 1 juvenile found at
Durban.
181.20 Maca/or niger: top: 5 em (Durban); middle: 35 em (N. Mozambique);
bottom: 70 em (Seychelles).
Genus Paracaesio Bleeker, 1875
Several species; 1 in our area.
181.21 Paracaesio xanthura
(Bleeker, 1869)
PLATE 56
Yellowtail fusilier
Geelstert -piesang
Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869: 78 (Nossi-Be, Madagascar) . Aetiasis
cantharoides Barnard, 1937: 60* (Natal coast) . Paracaesio xanthurus:
Smith, SFSA No. 655*; 1953: 11.
D X,lO; A III,8; P 16-18; LL68-72; GR (9-11)+(20-23). Depth 2.6-3.1;
head 3.2-3.8 . Maxilla with or without scales.
Upper part of body and C yellow; head and rest of body
slate blue . Attains 45-50 cm. Tropical Indo-West Pacific;
extends south to Durban.
Genus Pristipomoides Bleeker, 1852
Eleven species; 7 in Indian Ocean; 3 known from our
area.
578
KEY TO INDIAN OCEAN SPECIES
la LL 48-50 ... ...... ..... ... ............................ ..... ........ .... ... ........ 2
Ib LL57-71 ................................ ...... ... ................. ... ......... ... 3
2a No golden bands on snout and cheek;
longitudinal vermiculations on top of
head ........ ...... ........ ..... .... ..... ... ...... ...... P. typus Bleeker, 1852
2b Two golden bands bordered with dark blue
on snout and cheek; transverse vermiculations
on top of head .................................................... P. multidens
3a Total GR 28-33; LL 67-71 ............... ... ................................. 4
3b Total GR 17-25; LL 57-67 .. ... .......... ................... .... .... ... .. .... 5
4a Vomerine tooth patch triangular in shape, without
backward prolongation in midline; no teeth on
tongue ............... P. auricilla (Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
4b Vomerine tooth patch with backward
prolongation in midline; patch of teeth on
tongue .......... ........... ............. ........ P. sieboldii (Bleeker, 1857)
5a LL 63-67; sides of body with alternating red
and yellow bars .... ................................................. P. zonatus
5b LL 57-62; sides of body without red and yellow bars.................. 6
6a Total GR 23-25; side of body without irregular
dark markings ...... ... ........................ ... ............ P. filamentosus
6b Total GR 17-21 ; side of body with numerous
irregular dark markings, including zig-zag line
which runs at about level of LL anteriorly and
then onto dorsolateral part of caudal peduncle
posteriorly .................. P. argyrogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1832)
181.22 Pristipomoides filamentosus
(Valenciennes, 1830)
PLATE 56
Rosy jobfish
Dagbreek-jobvis
Serranus filamentosus Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1830: 508 (lie
Bourbon = Reunion Id.). Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus (non Valenciennes): Smith, SFSA No. 653*; van der Elst, 1981: 212*. Pristipomoides
microlepis: Smith, 1954: 488*; 1961: 568, No. 653.
D X,l1; A III,8; P 15 or 16; LL 57-62; GR (7-8)+(15-17) . Depth
3.2-3.8; head 2.9-3.4.
Mainly reddish. Attains 90-100 cm. Tropical IndoPacific; extends south to East London.
181.23 Pristipomoides multidens
(Day, 1870)
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Striped jobfish
Gestreepte jobvis
Mesoprion multidens Day, 1870: 680 (Andaman Ids.). Pristipomoides
typus (non Bleeker): Smith, 1954: 486*. Pristipomoides multidens: Senta
& Tan, 1975: 68*.
D X,II; A III,8; P 15-16; LL 48-50; GR (6-8)+(13-15) . Depth 3.0-3.6;
head 2.7-3.1.
Juveniles and small adults with striking black and white
pattern; large adults completely black. Attains 75 cm. Tropical Indo-Pacific to Sodwana Bay; rare; 1 juvenile found at
Durban.
181.20 Maca/or niger: top: 5 em (Durban); middle: 35 em (N. Mozambique);
bottom: 70 em (Seychelles).
Genus Paracaesio Bleeker, 1875
Several species; 1 in our area.
181.21 Paracaesio xanthura
(Bleeker, 1869)
PLATE 56
Yellowtail fusilier
Geelstert -piesang
Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869: 78 (Nossi-Be, Madagascar) . Aetiasis
cantharoides Barnard, 1937: 60* (Natal coast) . Paracaesio xanthurus:
Smith, SFSA No. 655*; 1953: 11.
D X,lO; A III,8; P 16-18; LL68-72; GR (9-11)+(20-23). Depth 2.6-3.1;
head 3.2-3.8 . Maxilla with or without scales.
Upper part of body and C yellow; head and rest of body
slate blue . Attains 45-50 cm. Tropical Indo-West Pacific;
extends south to Durban.
Genus Pristipomoides Bleeker, 1852
Eleven species; 7 in Indian Ocean; 3 known from our
area.
578
KEY TO INDIAN OCEAN SPECIES
la LL 48-50 ... ...... ..... ... ............................ ..... ........ .... ... ........ 2
Ib LL57-71 ................................ ...... ... ................. ... ......... ... 3
2a No golden bands on snout and cheek;
longitudinal vermiculations on top of
head ........ ...... ........ ..... .... ..... ... ...... ...... P. typus Bleeker, 1852
2b Two golden bands bordered with dark blue
on snout and cheek; transverse vermiculations
on top of head .................................................... P. multidens
3a Total GR 28-33; LL 67-71 ............... ... ................................. 4
3b Total GR 17-25; LL 57-67 .. ... .......... ................... .... .... ... .. .... 5
4a Vomerine tooth patch triangular in shape, without
backward prolongation in midline; no teeth on
tongue ............... P. auricilla (Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
4b Vomerine tooth patch with backward
prolongation in midline; patch of teeth on
tongue .......... ........... ............. ........ P. sieboldii (Bleeker, 1857)
5a LL 63-67; sides of body with alternating red
and yellow bars .... ................................................. P. zonatus
5b LL 57-62; sides of body without red and yellow bars.................. 6
6a Total GR 23-25; side of body without irregular
dark markings ...... ... ........................ ... ............ P. filamentosus
6b Total GR 17-21 ; side of body with numerous
irregular dark markings, including zig-zag line
which runs at about level of LL anteriorly and
then onto dorsolateral part of caudal peduncle
posteriorly .................. P. argyrogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1832)
181.22 Pristipomoides filamentosus
(Valenciennes, 1830)
PLATE 56
Rosy jobfish
Dagbreek-jobvis
Serranus filamentosus Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1830: 508 (lie
Bourbon = Reunion Id.). Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus (non Valenciennes): Smith, SFSA No. 653*; van der Elst, 1981: 212*. Pristipomoides
microlepis: Smith, 1954: 488*; 1961: 568, No. 653.
D X,l1; A III,8; P 15 or 16; LL 57-62; GR (7-8)+(15-17) . Depth
3.2-3.8; head 2.9-3.4.
Mainly reddish. Attains 90-100 cm. Tropical IndoPacific; extends south to East London.
181.23 Pristipomoides multidens
(Day, 1870)
PLATE 56
Striped jobfish
Gestreepte jobvis
Mesoprion multidens Day, 1870: 680 (Andaman Ids.). Pristipomoides
typus (non Bleeker): Smith, 1954: 486*. Pristipomoides multidens: Senta
& Tan, 1975: 68*.
D X,II; A III,8; P 15-16; LL 48-50; GR (6-8)+(13-15) . Depth 3.0-3.6;
head 2.7-3.1.